I'm a senior at McFarland High School, and spend hours in the weight room every week. One of our coaches, Coach Peterson, comes in everyday to help the younger kids.

Anyways, Coach Peterson was a defensive back on Ohio State's practice squad, where he became best friends with our own Brandon Underwood. He also is buddies with a couple other Packers in the secondary including Jarrett Bush and Tramon Williams.

I always ask questions obviously about some of my boys. Today I got some information about the Draft. Apparently, Underwood and the rest of the secondary are convinced that Taylor Mays will be our first pick. If they have talked to TT or are just assuming I don't know. But Coach said BU was pretty confident.

It seems legit because safety is the biggest need on the team IMO, and he seems like a TT player. But I still would prefer Graham, Iupati, or Odrick in that order.

Not tring to pretend I'm an insider on my first topic, just giving out something to consider.

PS:

He thinks his former teammate AJ Hawk has lost a step, that Underwood is NOT moving to safety (at least for now), and that BU really loves Green Bay!_________________

This supports the bits and pieces that we have been hearing for YEARS about Taylor Mays.

Three years ago, Mays was sort of mysteriously picked as a favorite to be drafted by the Packers. He kept going back to school and, as such, those tidbits have sort of been overlooked.

I don't remember how specific the rumors were (it was so long ago), but TT has apparently been very intrigued by Mays for several years now. That's why he continues to be my gut feeling for the Packers 1st round draft pick, unless the board falls to us in a ridiculous manner._________________

I dont like it because i like being safe, but he has the potential the be the enforcer that we need in our secondary, someone like polameau. He needs to use his brain more when he plays and not go for the knock out punch._________________

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College doesn't have a practice squad. The distinction is between walk-on and scholarship. Any player is elligible to play as long as they don't have a redshirt (in which they still can play, but they have to ruin their shirt).

Ohio State and Cincinatti (Where BU is from) are different schools. How does a bum from OSU know a relatively star player from the nasty while they were in school?

I find it hard to believe that Ted Thompson told or even hinted to anyone in the secondary that he wanted Mays. Most of the time the players are completly seperated from managing..Plus, this is the off season... I don't think TT is having picnics with BU talking about draft picks.

Saying this... I just want clarification on your statement. Welcome._________________

College doesn't have a practice squad. The distinction is between walk-on and scholarship. Any player is elligible to play as long as they don't have a redshirt (in which they still can play, but they have to ruin their shirt).

Ohio State and Cincinatti (Where BU is from) are different schools. How does a bum from OSU know a relatively star player from the nasty while they were in school?

I find it hard to believe that Ted Thompson told or even hinted to anyone in the secondary that he wanted Mays. Most of the time the players are completly seperated from managing..Plus, this is the off season... I don't think TT is having picnics with BU talking about draft picks.

Saying this... I just want clarification on your statement. Welcome.

BU went to Ohio State before transfrering to Cincy. And I never said TT revealed hs draft plan. I said it was a possibility, but it most likely wasn't.

With that said I don't really want Mays, but I wouldn't throw a tantrum if we got him. I don't have all the info on him but doesn't he play a lot like Bigby? I think we could use a coverage safety instead._________________

College doesn't have a practice squad. The distinction is between walk-on and scholarship. Any player is elligible to play as long as they don't have a redshirt (in which they still can play, but they have to ruin their shirt).

Ohio State and Cincinatti (Where BU is from) are different schools. How does a bum from OSU know a relatively star player from the nasty while they were in school?

I find it hard to believe that Ted Thompson told or even hinted to anyone in the secondary that he wanted Mays. Most of the time the players are completly seperated from managing..Plus, this is the off season... I don't think TT is having picnics with BU talking about draft picks.

Saying this... I just want clarification on your statement. Welcome.

They don't have a practice squad per say but they do have a practice team which is basically like a practice squad._________________
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I don't remember how specific the rumors were (it was so long ago), but TT has apparently been very intrigued by Mays for several years now. That's why he continues to be my gut feeling for the Packers 1st round draft pick, unless the board falls to us in a ridiculous manner.

I feel the same way Thrill. I'm sure there is someone on the board who a LOT of Packer fans are going to be clamoring for Ted to take, but he'll go with someone slightly different._________________

I have mixed feelings about Mays. He would be an upgrade over Bigby. He has some weaknesses which were exposed in a weak USC defense this year. However, I think there's been some piling on, and his weaknesses are not as great as some seem to think. He's not Ed Reed, but he's probably not Roy Williams either._________________

He is a classic case of being "overalyzed". From a pure draft standpoint, he was out of his mind when he chose to return for his senior year. He was nearly a guaranteed top ten prospect last year, in a weak safety class at that, and chose to return to USC. But I can't fault him for coming back._________________

I don't remember how specific the rumors were (it was so long ago), but TT has apparently been very intrigued by Mays for several years now. That's why he continues to be my gut feeling for the Packers 1st round draft pick, unless the board falls to us in a ridiculous manner.

I feel the same way Thrill. I'm sure there is someone on the board who a LOT of Packer fans are going to be clamoring for Ted to take, but he'll go with someone slightly different.

What about Raji, he was the popular pick, right?

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Kegger85 wrote:

WHY NOT E.BROWN

Clay Matthews is going to be BETTER than Everette Brown. Trust me. Write it down on a Post-it and come back to me.

Holy crap!!

ddsteeno wrote:

I think that this is a horrible pick, we should have gone DB Mathews will get beat like a sick puppy because he always drops his hands, and we paid way too much.

Man we should bump old threads all the time for the LOLs _________________

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I don't remember how specific the rumors were (it was so long ago), but TT has apparently been very intrigued by Mays for several years now. That's why he continues to be my gut feeling for the Packers 1st round draft pick, unless the board falls to us in a ridiculous manner.

I feel the same way Thrill. I'm sure there is someone on the board who a LOT of Packer fans are going to be clamoring for Ted to take, but he'll go with someone slightly different.

What about Raji, he was the popular pick, right?

But that was top ten. I think pick 23 is a little harder to read_________________Sig by Justo